Dating thread 44

[lubeybooby]

Here we go - all dating chat here!

I love astrology. Did you know it's been statistically proven that over 65 percent of Water sign people have a scar on at least one knee?

Fascinating stuff

Kin was it you who got the child sized fushia hat earlier for snapes wedding? Take that one off

But anyway oh yes. I am very much looking forward to my trip. Much more now than before the Mr S date was arranged and BC landed back in blighty.

I have a Virgo and a Pisces. Two exact opposites, which explains why this is not always the most harmonious of households

I have a scar (from separate incidents) on each knee Bant ... not a water sign, just a clumsy fucker.

Bant I take it the punch line is that 65% of all people have a scar on at least one knee?

looks to me as if about 80% of people who profess to think that astrology is tosh then go on to explain much of their lives in terms of it

Chinney-reckon that Bant loves astrology.

Lubey, yes, I believe I was going to wear one to Snape's nuptials. I'm so glad that you've got something good to look forward to, you deserve it.

Smoothie, I know, it gets very wearing

Haha mercury I just did that. But like I say I was heavily into it as a teen so I still remember it all. These days though I just think it's like supposed clairvoyants that use phrases like 'you have a strong female figure in your life' because everyone does. That kinda thing. All very Derren Brown.

Mercury, I think the thing is that most people generally find themselves endlessly fascinating. I've never met anyone who took it really seriously, even my more credulous relatives.

Thanks Kin. I'm glad too!

Oh and I had a reply from Mr iPhone

A very, very annoying one, it said he would definitely love to meet again, yes please.

Lovely BUT the text I sent had asked WHEN, not IF!!!

So now I have the rigmarole of waiting another eleventy hundred years for his reply to my reply which was along the lines of "...yes.... great! when?"

Anyway, I have the same personality type as Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Mahatma Ghandhi so I'm above all that kind of shizzle ...

Bloody hell, Lubey, how infuriating. Is he always like that ?

And I have the same personality type as Paul McCartney apparently

Kin he's always shit with replying, taking ages to reply, but that's the first time he has appeared to either misread or dodge the question.

Lubey !

You see that would just annoy me ( not having the same personality type as Macca, though I wouldn't be best pleased ) - it must be hard to work out what his game is

He seems really keen with his answers and the pressie sending thing but he is very wtf? when it comes to texts.

He did say he had a lot on his plate recently and that's what the apology and pressie was all about but I am keen to get things moving again with him now he knows I like him (pounce text)

Oh well, whatever anyway. I have plenty to keep me occupied in the meantime.

Hurrah - the nice man I thought I'd manage to completely scare off by telling him the ages of my kids, has asked to meet me!!!!

Any tips for first dates, I've not had one for 11 years!

Ike laughs at Bant's typically 'detatched', 'logical' Aquarian male response.....

McB my top tips are: don't get too excited, have some alcohol but not too much, don't fret about what to wear, treat it as going to see a friend rather than potentially the start of a new relationship.

When are you meeting him?

Thanks OWW.

Am already completely failing on your first point! He's gorgeous, has two daughters, does charity work and has a job which suggests he should be quite intelligent.

What's the best place to go? Is a restaurant too formal?

We're texting at the moment to sort out which day this week.

I think I'd suggest a quiet drink, which can turn into dinner or more drinks if you get on, but can also be easy to leave if he's awful. You are trapped for the duration if it's dinner!

I hope so much that he turns out to be wonderful and you have a spark, but this doesn't always happen and it's all the more disappointing when you've got your hopes up beforehand. He does sound nice, though!

Thanks OWW - good point about dinner I hadn't thought of that!

I agree entirely with the advice about dinner and not getting too excited in advance. People are not always as they present themselves online and the reality can be disappointing!

Western how are you feeling today? Hope you managed a decent sleep and have some nice things planned :)

I still (predictably) haven't heard from C. Not feeling quite so negative about it today but still not entirely happy.

Lubey, anything fron mr iphone?

Agree, don't plan anything grand for a first meeting. I've had first dates where drinking a cup of coffee was too long .

I think the meet for coffee in a place which does booze and food is best, gives you more options. Make sure it's clear that coffee is the default though. If you both like each other you can just stay longer. If he's into you and it's not reciprocated you can just blame babysitter.

Just don't do something sterile like a Starbucks, it sucks all possible romance out of it

Morning Velvet I'm feeling really good today. Everything has felt fine since yesterday afternoon, all the sadness and low feelings have just gone. Amazing. I am even feeling up for having That Conversation with LM tonight (if he can get a babysitter). He is trying, he normally doesn't come out when he has his children over.

I hope so much that Cuthbert sorts it out and contacts you today. I really don't want to bombard you with advice or for you to feel pressurised, but as someone on here said to me recently, remember what you want is just as important as what he wants.

And Lubey hope that Mr iPhone sorts it out too. Ironic name for him given his slow communication!

Snape, how's your boyfriend today?